#A538AA#A538AA

#A538AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.195 H 326.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A538AA
RGB	rgb(165, 56, 170)
HSL	hsl(297, 50%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(297, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.9%, 67.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.85, 58.89, -39.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.85, 70.82, 326.26°)
OKLab	oklab(54.12% 0.1619 -0.1091)
OKLCH	oklch(54.12% 0.195 326)
XYZ	xyz(24.1864, 13.7315, 39.3989)
Luminance	0.1373 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#A538AA #3DAA38

analogous

#6C38AA #A538AA #AA3876

triadic

#A538AA #AAA538 #38AAA5

tetradic

#A538AA #AA6C38 #3DAA38 #3876AA

square

#A538AA #AA6C38 #3DAA38 #3876AA

split-complementary

#A538AA #76AA38 #38AA6C

monochromatic

#4C1A4E #78297C #A538AA #C357C8 #D385D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#A538AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#A538AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A538AA

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A538AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A538AA	1.00	5.61	3.75	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#235FAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506CA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A9496C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a538aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 56, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.195 326.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c378c4',
    500: '#a538aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a538aa;
$custom-light: #c378c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a538aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.368,
    "s": 50.442,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54124,
    "c": 0.19521,
    "h": 326
  },
  "luminance": 0.1373
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A538AA

secondary

#80C17D

accent

#DA4E54

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130912

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #A538AA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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